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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 288 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, to the Arbuckle Master 

Conservancy District, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2019 

Mr. COLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arbuckle Project Main5 tenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 

6 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MAINTENANCE COMPLEX AND 

2 DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ARBUCKLE 

3 PROJECT, OKLAHOMA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

5 shall, as soon as practicable, convey to the Arbuckle Mas6 ter Conservancy District, located in Murray County, Okla7 homa, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

8 in and to the Maintenance Complex and District Office, 

9 Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, consistent with the terms 

10 and conditions set forth in the Agreement between the 

11 United States and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy Dis12 trict. 

13 (b) DEFINITIONS.— 

14 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ 

15 means the Agreement between the United States 

16 and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District for 

17 Transferring Title to the Federally Owned Mainte18 nance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle 

19 Master Conservancy District (Agreement No. 

20 14AG640141). 

21 (2) DISTRICT OFFICE.—The term ‘‘District Of22 fice’’ means the headquarters building located at 

23 2440 East Main, Davis, Oklahoma, and the approxi24 mately 0.83 acres described in the Agreement. 

25 (3) MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.—The term 

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1 dence, shop buildings, and any appurtenances lo2 cated on the lands described in the Agreement, to 

3 include approximately 2.00 acres, more or less. 

4 (c) LIABILITY.—Effective upon the date of convey5 ance of the Maintenance Complex and District Office 

6 under this section, the United States shall not be held lia7 ble by any court for damages of any kind arising out of 

8 any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Mainte9 nance Complex and District Office, except for damages 

10 caused by acts of negligence committed by the United 

11 States or by its employees or agents prior to the date of 

12 conveyance. Nothing in this section increases the liability 

13 of the United States beyond that provided in chapter 171 

14 of title 28, United States Code (popularly known as the 

15 ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’) on the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act. 

17 (d) BENEFITS.—After conveyance of the Mainte18 nance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle Master 

19 Conservancy District— 

20 (1) the Maintenance Complex and District Of21 fice shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal 

22 reclamation project; and 

23 (2) such water district shall not be eligible to 

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1 fice, except benefits that would be available to a 

2 similarly situated person with respect to such a facil3 ity that is not part of a Federal reclamation project. 

4 (e) COMMUNICATION.—If the Secretary of the Inte5 rior has not completed the conveyance required under sub6 section (a) within 12 months after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a letter 

8 with sufficient detail that explains the reasons the convey9 ance has not been completed and stating the date by which 

10 the conveyance will be completed. 

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